Organic Chemistry III

Catalog description

Third course for students planning to take three quarters of organic chemistry. Polyfunctional compounds and natural products, lipids, carbohydrates, amino acids, proteins, and nucleic acids. Includes introduction to membranes, enzyme mechanisms, prosthetic groups, macromolecular conformations and supramolecular architecture. B CHEM 237, B CHEM 238, and B CHEM 239 (or equivalents) must be completed in sequence. Course equivalent to: CHEM 239. Course overlaps with: CHEM 221; CHEM 224; CHEM 259; and T CHEM 271. Prerequisite: minimum grade of 1.7 in B CHEM 238.